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Bettina Chang
@bechang8
When I die, let a bot write my obit | co-founder:
@City_Bureau
| star sign: camp counselor | before:
@Chicagomag
,
@DNAinfoChi
,
@PacificStand
Chicagobettinachang.comJoined October 2008
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Bettina Chang
@bechang8
If you’re a 💗dreamer💗 who knows journalism can be so much better than what it is now, join our team! We’re hiring… * Events & Outreach Coordinator citybureau.org/events-and-out * Summer Reporting Fellows & Reporting Team Leaders citybureau.org/fellowship-app
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City Bureau
@city_bureau
“We need more people who are dreamers who can see a different type of path forward.” In this article by @INN, City Bureau's co-founder @bechang8, @wendi_c_thomas and @loriehearn are celebrated for their work to redefine the journalism landscape. medium.com/innsights/how-
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@bechang8
10 kitchen storage hacks perfect for [nobody because you’d have to rebuild your whole kitchen to install them]
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@bechang8
It drives me crazy how much of "prestige" journalism is about getting people to care about places they don't care about. What if we spent more resources helping folks understand, have agency and thrive in their own communities?
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City Bureau
@city_bureau
🎉 Join us for our Holiday House Party this Thurs, Dec 15 at 6pm! ❄️ It'll be a festive night celebrating the people-powered media we make together at City Bureau! We'll have local food and drinks with activities like a photo booth & bingo. RSVP today 👇
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Holiday House Party 2022 — City Bureau
Join us for our Holiday House Party Fundraiser! We are celebrating people-powered media alongside our City Bureau community.
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Sarah Conway
@sarahanneconway
Vote
@city_bureau
onto the Best of Chicago ballot for best zine and best newsletter :')
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City Bureau
@city_bureau
🗣️ Nominations for the @Chicago_Reader's Best of Chicago 2022 are open! We know information sharing is core to the future of civically-engaged media. So help us get on the ballot by writing us in for two categories 👇 chicagoreader.com/best-of-chicag
Vote City Bureau for Best of Chicago in two categories! Arts and Culture's best zine? Community Benefits (CBA). City Life's best newsletter? Newswire.
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@bechang8
What if we spent as much time sharing knowledge about policy positions and real-world policy impacts as we did on trying to predict results? 🤔🤔🤔
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@bechang8
Come work with us!! 💗
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City Bureau
@city_bureau
📢 We're #hiring a Director of Communications! ✨ You’ll help us tell the unified story of City Bureau’s mission and impact in Chicago and across the country. 💰 $105,000 w/ benefits. 👇 Apply by November 23! citybureau.org/director-of-co
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Sarah Conway
@sarahanneconway
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@jfloyd134
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@indiawho
's Was 'We Will Chicago' the People's Plan' story dropped today: Mayor Lightfoot promised a plan for and by Chicagoans but some say the first citywide planning initiative since 1966 needs more direction from residents.
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Was ‘We Will Chicago’ the People’s Plan? — City Bureau
The public comment period closed last week, but some Chicagoans are still asking whether South and West side residents actually helped shape the plan.
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Izzy Stroobandt
@izzystroobandt
I’m calling #ChiBudgetBingo this year for
@CHIdocumenters
📣🤩 Get your virtual bingo card ready and tune in at 10am to play along ⬇️‼️
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Chicago Documenters
@CHIdocumenters
1/ Good morning, Chicago! The biggest day of budget season is finally upon us — the vote. ‼️🎉 Aaand that means it’s also time for FY2023 #ChiBudgetBingo 🎉‼️ Read on for why this vote matters, grab your virtual bingo card and tune in at 10am to play along 🏆
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Alejandra Cancino
@WriterAlejandra
Was ‘We Will Chicago’ the People’s plan? The public comment period closed November 1, but some Chicagoans are still asking whether south and west side residents actually helped shape the plan. ⁦
@city_bureau
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@Chicago_Reader
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Was ‘We Will Chicago’ the People’s plan? - Chicago Reader
The public comment period closed November 1, but some Chicagoans are still asking whether south and west side residents actually helped shape the plan. 
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Cool Shark
@pizza4justice
If you’re not a cranky jerk like me and you actually want to learn more about the mayoral election and Chicago politics in general, check out:
@city_bureau
 awesome newsletter about the soap opera drama that is the city budget —
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What You Need to Know About Chicago City Council — City Bureau
From the roots of corruption to the balance of power between our 50 alders (aldermen) and the mayor—plus, why you shouldn’t sleep on committee meetings
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City Bureau
@city_bureau
🤑 It’s budget season, Chicago! And you know what that means—yes, incredibly long budget hearings. It also means #ChiBudgetBingo! Join us on Monday at 10am to play along as
@CHIdocumenters
live-tweets the drama 👀 More info on how to play here 👇
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Budget Bingo 2022 — City Bureau
It’s Budget season once again (envelope and arrow emoji). It’s time for our annual game of budget bingo! It’s a fun game for folks who are interested in local government, how city council votes on...
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